Too many people are outraged at the wrong thing. What Obama did last week was entirely legal. It was at odds with what Congress did, which also was entirely legal. People are getting angry at the wrong things.

When we hand over to government the power to do things to us and for us, why is anyone surprised when government does? The problem isn't with Obama.

The problem is with people who hand over powers to government to reward and punish, then become astonished when government rewards and punishes in ways we disagree with. By our count that is reason number 4,391 why government should be small and limited.

"A socialist is somebody who doesn't have anything, and is ready to divide it up equally among everybody." Shaw said, before his death in 1950.

Some folks, including this blogger, have accused President Barack Obama, of, shall we say, harboring socialist tendencies.

"It's not that I want to punish your success," Obama infamously said in 2008. "I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success, too. . . My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."

That's the biggest non-news since last night when we learned that Mitt Romney won in

Rhode Island and some other places. Yawn.

Well, we guess this means the field for president has been narrowed to the two serious candidates.

But wait. Wasn't there another candidate? As a matter of fact, the guy we like more than all the rest, even when there were too many running to count seems still to be in the race. At least we haven't read anything about Ron Paul dropping out.

That means Republicans will have succeeded in nominating Mitt McCain twice in a row. That is to say, the mushy middle, Rhino in Republican clothing, Mitt Romney is virtually indistinguishable from 2008's nominee, John McCain. All that is left is to see how rapidly Romney dashes to the middle, as if that positioning will work. He ought to check the record. It failed miserably for McCain.

There are so many things wrong with Obamacare, it's a wonder we've reached a point where so many people don't see the problems. Or perhaps they just refuse to, hm?

Next week there will be arguments before the Supreme Court on whether it's constitutionally within the government's power to dictate to private people that they must buy private products from private providers.

Back in the day, we'd say that was a transaction for all those private parties to decide. We've come a long way, indeed.

One thing not likely to come up in next week's legal arguments is what a bad idea Obamacare is, irrespective of its constitutionality. But Supreme Court justices don't concern themselves with good and bad ideas, just whether they are constitutional. At least for now they don't.

But consider that Obamacare was supposed to provide immediate positive results for 32 million Americans without health insurance. The truth is, according to the Washington Post's Factcheck.org:

Remember John McCain? Yeah, we hardly do too. Let us remind you that one reason he's a faint memory is that not many people liked him. Even the people who voted for him in 2008 didn't much care for him. He lacked the pizzazz needed to captivate a national electorate. Consequently, Barack Obama, an utterly unqualified, not-so-closeted Big Government socialist in the European tradition was able to trounce McCain. The reason primarily was that Obama was more likable.

Almost no one could tell you what his positions really were or predict accurately the disaster he would bring with him in his first three years. But almost everyone liked him. (Just another evidence of our theory)

So, have Republicans learned their lesson? Well, Mitt Romney is the clear front-runner for the GOP nomination.

He calculated that all federal taxes can be replaced with a flat tax on all types of income of 15 percent plus a 3 percent value added tax. Of course, Americans who pay taxes almost all pay more than 15 percent. But the reduction would not only allow for almost the complete elimination of the IRS, but would stimulate the economy so much that the resulting federal tax revenue would balance the budget.

This campaign ain't over by a long shot. Mitt Romney's delegate total for the Republican race to choose President Barack Obama's opponent in November stands at 404, according to Real Clear Politics, compared to runnerup Rick Santorum's 161, with 1,144 needed to win.

Even though Romney won six of Super Tuesday's 10 contests, news reports fall something short of coronation. One reason may be the next nine primaries between now and April. With the exception of Illinois, none of the states in the coming month look particularly Romney-ish. They are Wyoming, Kansas, the U.S. Virgin Island caucus, Alabama, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri and Louisiana.

It's not a stretch to think Santorum could sweep that lineup, which would bring things much closer. And then April brings Texas, among others.

Now, imagine that at some point Newt Gingrich finally sees the writing on the wall, or someone sees it for him and persuades him that his is a futile effort. How much more so would those upcoming states look like Santorum's?